1961-62 Mount St. Mary's National Championship Celebration

50th Anniversary Celebration Announcement Release

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1961-62 Mount St. Mary's National Championship. We will be celebrating this memorable season in Mount history with a year-long celebration.

In addition, we will relive each game from that season from the people that made it possible. You will get a chance to see retrospectives from lengendary Mount head coach Jim Phelan and the players and managers from that 1961-62 season. Make sure you check out each video so you relive each game or experience it for the first time with "Un-raveling The Bow Tie"

1961-62 Season Outlook with Head Coach Jim Phelan

1961-62 Season Outlook with Jack Campbell

1961-62 Season Outlook with John O'Reilly

Jim Phelan talks about John O'Reilly

Jack Campbell talks about John O'Reilly

Winter Break

Coach Phelan discusses the Players

The Players talk about what it was like to play for Coach Phelan

Coach Phelan and Jack Campbell reminisce about Memorial Gym

1961-62 Game Recaps

Game 1: Providence 65, Mount St. Mary's 59 (Dec. 1, 1961)

Game 2: Mount St. Mary's 88, Shippensburg 63 (Dec. 2, 1961)

Game 3: Mount St. Mary's 94, Baltimore 58 (Dec. 6, 1961)

Game 4: Mount St. Mary's 82, Adelphi 54 (Dec. 8, 1961) &
Game 5: Mount St. Mary's 86, Hamden-Sydney 66 (Dec. 9, 1961)

Game 6: Mount St. Mary's 75, Catholic 68 (Dec. 12, 1961)

Game 7: Mount St. Mary's 81, Moravian 62 (Dec. 14, 1961)

Game 8: Georgetown 86, Mount St. Mary's 70 (Jan. 3, 1962)

Game 9: Mount St. Mary's 98, Roanoke 69 (Jan. 6, 1962)

Game 10: Mount St. Mary's 95, Western Maryland 74 (Jan. 8, 1962)

Game 11: Mount St. Mary's 85, Baltimore 49 (Jan. 10, 1962)

Game 12: Mount St. Mary's 104, Loyola 77 (Jan. 13, 1962)

Game 13: Mount St. Mary's 101, Rider 67 (Jan. 19, 1962)

Game 14: Saint Joseph's 88, Mount St. Mary's 88 (Jan. 20, 1962)

Game 15: New York 77, Mount St. Mary's 59 (Feb. 2, 1962)

Game 16: Mount St. Mary's 83, Washington (Md.) 68 (Feb. 5, 1962)

Game 17: Mount St. Mary's 77, Catholic 71 (Feb. 7, 1962)

Game 18: Mount St. Mary's 77, Loyola 65 (Feb. 10, 1962)

Game 19: American 70, Mount St. Mary's 64 (Feb. 14, 1962)

Game 20: Randolph-Macon 69, Mount St. Mary's 66 (Feb. 16, 1962)

Game 21: Mount St. Mary's 69, Western Maryland 44 (Feb. 20, 1962)

Game 22: Mount St. Mary's 70, American 68 [3OT] (Feb. 21, 1962)

Game 23: Mount St. Mary's 80, Roanoke 66 (Mar. 1, 1962, Mason-Dixon Conference Tournament)

Game 24: Mount St. Mary's 98, Hamden-Sydney 78 (Mar. 2, 1962, Mason-Dixon Conference Tournament)

Game 25: Mount St. Mary's 71, Randolph-Macon 59 (Mar. 3, 1962, Mason-Dixon Conference Tournament)

Game 26: Mount St. Mary's 67, Albright 64 [4OT] (Mar. 9, 1962, NCAA College Division East Regional)

Game 27: Mount St. Mary's 66, Hofstra 51 (Mar. 10, 1962, NCAA NCAA College Division East Regional)

Game 28: Mount St. Mary's 43, Wittenberg 39 (Mar. 15, 1962, NCAA College Division Quarterfinals)

Game 29: Mount St. Mary's 58, Southern Illionois 57 (Mar. 16, 1962, NCAA College Division Final Four)

Game 30: Mount St. Mary's 58, Sacremento State 57 [OT] (Mar. 17, 1962, NCAA College Division Championship Game) 

Celebration

Thoughts from the woman behind the bow-tie, Dottie Phelan

Final Thoughts